"River Tweed: No.1" by Blacker, William

Author Blacker, William
Book The Art of Angling
Book Edition December 8th 1843
Page 98

Material

  • Hook: Large, No, 7 or Limerick
  • Tail: Orange, red, or yellow mohair
  • Body: Yellow, orange, red, blue, scarlet, black, orange pigs wool
  • Rib: Double gold twist
  • Hackle: Dark claret or black
  • Throat: Same as hackle
  • Wing: Black & white snipe underwing, Glede, black and white turkey tail and wings

Original material

As written in the book:

Body - first yellow, then orange, then red, blue, scarlet, and black pig hair, ribbed with double gold twist, tipped. Legs - dark claret or black cock hackle, rolled from the tail up, orange pig hair, and the same coloured hackle at the shoulder. Wings - the black and white feathers found under the snipe wing, one each side; or you may use the brown mallard, glede, black and white turkey tail and wings. Tail - tuft of orange, red, or yellow mohair, (one of each would be very useful), head only the tying. Hook, large, No, 7 or Limerick. The Carlisle and Kendal hooks are also good.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tail Other Mohair
Or red or yellow
Orange      
Body Pig Wool Yellow      
Pig Wool Orange      
Pig Wool Red      
Pig Wool Blue      
Pig Wool Scarlet      
Pig Wool Black      
Pig Wool Orange      
Rib Tinsel - Twist
Double
Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Or black
Claret - dark
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Or black
Claret - dark
Wing Snipe Feather - Wing
Black & White underwing
Black      
Glede Feather Natural
Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather - Tail
Black and white
Black      
Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather - Tail
Black and white
Black      

Materials in pattern

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